The Psychology of Singing: A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern - Softcover

Taylor, David C.

9781444454543: The Psychology of Singing: A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern

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Publisher: ValdeBooks, 2026

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The Psychology of Singing is a searching and practical study of voice culture, written for singers, teachers, and serious students who want to understand not only how the voice works, but how it should be trained. David C. Taylor examines the major systems of singing instruction, ancient and modern, and challenges the mechanical doctrines that had come to dominate vocal teaching: breath-control, forced resonance, forward emission, register manipulation, and conscious muscular management. Against these theories, Taylor argues for a more rational, artistic, and psychologically sound method. He explores tone-production, breathing, laryngeal action, resonance, sympathetic sensations, throat stiffness, vocal imitation, and the legacy of the old Italian school. His central concern is clear: the singer’s voice cannot be cultivated by rigid mechanical rules alone, but must be guided through hearing, sensation, imitation, freedom, and correct artistic instinct. Intelligent, critical, and historically informed, this book offers a fascinating window into early twentieth-century vocal science and pedagogy. For readers interested in singing technique, vocal training, music education, or the philosophy of artistic instruction, The Psychology of Singing remains a distinctive and thought-provoking contribution to the art and science of the human voice.

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About the Author

David C. Taylor, author of "Night Life", was born and raised in New York City. He spent twenty years in Los Angeles writing for television and the movies. He has published short stories and magazine articles, and has had an Off-Broadway musical produced in New York. He now divides his time between Boston and the coast of Maine.

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